A new weekend is coming and it will rain events! Among those that we know and that we will probably not miss, unless we do it on purpose, it’s Mobility Week and the Cars Free day on Sunday 17th September. Personally, besides slaloming on the street avoiding the bikes who are a bit crazy that day, the activity that tempts me is the Park(ing) Day in Ixelles, in front of Refresh, in the Rue du Sceptre. The Park(ing) Day is organized around the world and the theme of this year is “Artistic Citizen Reappropriation of the urban space”.
In the same dynamic, Wednesday evening, there is an event called “Art & Activism” at the Sacco Vanzetti and the subtitle is “How can artistic creativity support political activism and social emancipation?” A good preparation for Friday and all the actions to be carried out in the future! And it begins this Wednesday with the Festive Opening of the Voice of the Sans Papiers in their new place and the Kermesse in order to gain awareness on the anti-squat law that will be held on the Place Marie-Janson in Saint-Gilles …
One of the big cultural news of the weekend, and it’s so well covered by the media that it’s difficult not to know about it is the first Brussels edition of the festival “Nuits Sonores”. Well, an event that receives such media coverage (from the Inrocks to Le Soir, la DH or the RTBF) and which organizes mega parties at Heysel’s Palace 12, it’s clear that it can’t be labelled as alternative … If I mention it is to draw your attention away from the Heysel plateau to smaller appointments: like those of the European Lab, at the Cinema des Galleries: in addition to the carte blanche to Radio Panik there is a conference “Cultural Change Makers: Brussels & the alternative scene” … I’m curious to hear what they have to say on the subject.
There is also the Circuit of the Nuits Sonores, whith meeting points, among other venues, at the Brass where Rebel Up! is responsible of the program. It’s free, eclectic and you should be able to dance thanks to Islam Chippy, Yz and Jabo and a few others:

Thursday night, my heart swings between hip hop and Australia … Two places, two concerts, two very different atmospheres, free fee for both. So it will be either the Red Corner where the MC’s collective La Chaumière with 100 Crew & Duo d’en Bas will share their beats and rap.

Given that the hip hop is a genre does not necessarily appeal to everyone, there’s also a concert at Chaff: Giorgio Valentino who is back in Brussels and who tells me that he will play with his Australian friends Dave Graney and Clare Moore.

Speaking of Hip-Hop, let’s add an Electro touch and we can go to the Bulex party: Beat Me Up With Onra, Rachel Green, Fitz Ambrose, in Recyclart Friday night …

And then, there should be a moment, during the weekend, when I will go to the flea market of Rue de Flandre and while there, I will probably check the Salon Mirage, in rue de la Senne, a festival dedicated to edition with exhibitions and some concerts in other venues such as this artist at the Niko Matcha Sunday night:

As for exhibitions, I will certainly visit Le Clignoteur on Friday night, to discover the work of Antonin De Bemmels .. and also the delicacies provided by Max (the boss of Yeti) which I know they will be delicious … Sometimes I’m not sure if I go because my eyes love Art or my stomach loves good food!

YelyamCheck all links to those events and other ideas in the calender.Cover picture : Brokenn Cars, Berlin – August 2017